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Children’s books: Sophie Anderson & Linda Sue Park

March 23, 2022March 23, 2022 by galina

Reading is the best remedy for so many things in life, as well as the opportunity to learn or discover read more

Posted in KidsTagged A Single Shard, books, children's litterature, curiosity gap, fairy-tales, linda sue park, sophie anderson, The Thief who sang stormsLeave a comment

March Newness

March 16, 2022April 25, 2022 by galina

Sadly this month the first thing I start and end the day with is the scroll through the news. With read more

Posted in Beauty & well-beingTagged activist manuka, anna wright cards, arket, Beauty Heroes, books, carina seth andersson, curiosity gap, Emma Cannon, Jeannie Jarnot, march newness, Pai face mask, Weleda, Wellbeing, welness, Wild Nutrition, wild nutrition protein, you are the medicine cardsLeave a comment

Galina’s Book Shelf: “The Go-Between” by Osman Yousefzada

February 4, 2022February 4, 2022 by galina

I have been a fan of designer Osman Yousefzada from afar for a while. Having read more

Posted in CultureTagged books, daunt books, galina's book shelf, independent booksellers, Osman Yousefzada, The Go-Between, WaterstonesLeave a comment

Sharon Stone “The Beauty Of Living Twice”

April 28, 2021April 28, 2021 by galina

When most people hear the name of Sharon Stone, the first association that springs to mind is ‘Basic read more

Posted in CultureTagged Allen & Unwin, biography, books, peter lindbergh, Sharon Stone, the beauty of living twiceLeave a comment

Galina’s January Star Reads

February 3, 2021February 4, 2021 by galina

January signals the beginning of a new year and often brings with it quite a long list of new book read more

Posted in CultureTagged book review, books, bryan washington, curiosity gap, dawn french, sanae lemoineLeave a comment

Galina Reviews: Frances Cha “If I Had Your Face”

July 22, 2020July 22, 2020 by galina

I was lucky to get my hands on the early digital copy of Frances Cha read more

Posted in CultureTagged book review, books, Frances Cha, galina reads, galina reviews, If I Had Your Face, penguin random house, plastic surgery, South Korea, the curiosity gapLeave a comment

Galina Reviews: “A Double Life” by Charlotte Philby

July 6, 2020July 6, 2020 by galina

A good book always makes a great gift, to self or to others, but in pandemic times books also offered read more

Posted in CultureTagged A Double Life, books, Charlotte Philby, crime fiction, curiosity gap, HarperCollins UK, the curiosity gap, writer, writingLeave a comment

Sunday Reads Book Club by Desmond & Dempsey

May 28, 2020May 28, 2020 by galina

Book clubs are good for heads & souls, uniting people who like reading, as much as they like talking read more

Posted in CultureTagged book club, books, curiosity gap, desmond & dempsey, jacqueline woodson, newspapers, Red By The Bone, Sunday Reads, the curiosity gapLeave a comment

Daniel Levitin & Camilla Cavendish on “80 being the new 30”

March 10, 2020March 11, 2020 by galina

We tend to associate old age with deterioration, especially of our mental powers & body’s read more

Posted in CultureTagged ageing, books, camilla cavendish, curiosity gap, Daniel Levitin, extra time, science, The Changing Mind, the curiosity gapLeave a comment

Isabel Allende in-conversation with Erica Wagner

February 13, 2020February 13, 2020 by galina

When a few months ago I heard on the literary grapevine that the legendary writer Isabel read more

Posted in CultureTagged books, culture gap, curiosity gap, Isabel Allende, Latin American writers, southbank centre, the curiosity gap, writersLeave a comment
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